Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is an American actor. He has worked in film and television since the early 1990s. His television roles include Ally McBeal (1997), Judging Amy (1999–2005), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017). Since 2018, he has played Police Lieutenant Wade Grey on the ABC police drama The Rookie.

His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in Disney's Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age film The Wood (1999), Mike in Tyler Perry's dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla (2014).

Early life Jones was born in Kobe, Japan, to African-American parents and grew up in Carson, California. He is the son of Lorene, a computer analyst, and Clarence Jones, a professional baseball player who at the time of Richard's birth was playing for the Nankai Hawks in Osaka. He has an older brother, Clarence Jones Jr., who works as a high school basketball coach. They returned to North America after Clarence's retirement following the 1978 season. His parents later divorced. Jones attended Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California, then graduated from Tuskegee University.

Career Since the early 1990s, Jones has worked in both film and television productions.

His first television role was in a 1993 episode of the series California Dreams. That same year, he appeared as Ike Turner Jr. in What's Love Got to Do with It. From 1999 to 2005, he starred as Bruce Calvin van Exel in the CBS legal drama series Judging Amy.

Over the next two decades, Jones starred or guest-starred in high-profile television series such as Ally McBeal (1997), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017).

His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in the Disney film Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age film The Wood (1999), and Mike in Tyler Perry's dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla (2014).

From 2017 to 2018, Jones played Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in the CBS drama series Wisdom of the Crowd.

Since February 2018, Jones has played the role of Lieutenant and Former Watch Commander Wade Grey in the ABC police procedural drama series The Rookie with Nathan Fillion.

Personal life Jones was married to Nancy Robinson for over two decades. They share three children. Their long relationship ended in 2021. In late 2023, Richard T. Jones married his second wife, Kristy “Kris” Horiuchi. He is a Christian.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 What's Love Got to Do with It Ike Turner Jr. 1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Gangbanger #2 TV movie Renaissance Man Corporal Jackson Leroy Helicopter Malik Short 1995 Jury Duty Nathan 1996 Black Rose of Harlem Cateye The Trigger Effect Raymond Johns Mr. Popper 1997 Hollywood Confidential Dexter TV movie Event Horizon Cooper Kiss the Girls Seth Samuel 1998 Goodbye Lover Detective One 1999 Incognito Jake Hunter TV movie The Wood Laveinio "Slim" Hightower Voices of Glory George E. Stephens Short 2000 Auggie Rose Officer Decker Lockdown Avery Montgomery 2002 Book of Love Ben Strong G Summer G Moonlight Mile Ty Phone Booth Sergeant Jonah Cole Second String Gerry Fullerton TV movie 2003 Full-Court Miracle Lamont Carr TV movie 2004 Twisted Wilson Jefferson Soul Plane False Denzel Breach Alan McCabe Short Collateral Traffic Cop #1 Paradise Senator Michael Linney TV movie Finding Neo Morphin'Us Short 2005 Guess Who Man on Cellphone Riding the Bus with My Sister Jesse TV movie 2006 The Package Vance aka Bruce Short Time Bomb Douglas Campbell TV movie Traci Townsend Travis Cutting Room Steve 2007 Game of Life Mark Why Did I Get Married? Mike 2008 Vantage Point Holden 15 Minutes of Fame Bradley Wainwright 2010 Why Did I Get Married Too? Mike Caught in the Crossfire Captain Emmett Boston's Finest Lt. Gerald Jaglom TV movie 2011 King of the Underground Himself Super 8 Overmyer 2012 Note to Self Curtis Sr. The Great Divide Jeff Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike Eddie Willers TV movie 2013 200 Years Willie Short Life of a King Perry The Last Letter Mr. Tines 2014 Godzilla Captain Russell Hampton Hear No Evil Samuel Carson Cru Richard 'Rich' Hughes Lyfe's Journey Pastor Taylor TV movie 2015 Forgiveness Pastor Joseph Jenkins Hot Pursuit Detective Jackson Concussion Andre Waters 2016 Cursed Angel Luther TV movie Restored Me Coach Maurice Durrell 2017 Secrets of Deception Detective Jones CHiPs Parish Another You Professor Thompson A Question of Faith David Newman 2018 The Public Chief Edwards Edge of the World Chaplain Jacobs Sanitatum Shelton Scott 2019 Round of Your Life Coach Wilson 2023 The Hard Hit Director Ross 2025 Aftershock: The Nicole P Bell Story Anthony Ricco Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Renegade Slick Episode: "Second Chance" 1993 California Dreams 'Big Bad' Bo Episode: "High Plains Dreamer" 1994 NYPD Blue Willy Episode: "Serge the Concierge" In the Heat of the Night Donald 'Donnie' Muir Episode: "Who Was Geli Bendl?" 1995 Sweet Justice Tyrin Recurring Cast Courthouse Quentin "Q" Thomas Episode: "Fair-Weathered Friends" 1996 Dangerous Minds Kimboley Episode: "Pilot" 1997–1998 Brooklyn South Officer Clement Johnson Main Cast 1998 Ally McBeal Matt Griffin Recurring Cast: Season 2 1999–2005 Judging Amy Bruce Calvin van Exel Main Cast 2001 Hollywood Squares Himself Recurring Guest 2005 Sex, Love & Secrets Dr. Barnaby Walker Recurring Cast 2006 CSI: Miami Chris Kaiser Episode: "Collision" 2006–2007 Girlfriends Aaron Waters Recurring Cast: Season 7–8 2007 Blvd. of Broken Dreams Himself Episode: "Chris Penn/Tara McMullen" Las Vegas Keith Mannix Episode: "The Chicken Is Making My Back Hurt" Dirt Bulldog Episode: "Come Together" 2008 Numb3rs Blanchard Episode: "Pay to Play" 2008–2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles James Ellison Main Cast 2010 Bones Mr. White Episode: "The Proof in the Pudding" Grey's Anatomy Colonel Dan Mooney Episode: "Suicide Is Painless" 2011–2013 Hawaii Five-0 Governor Samuel "Sam" Denning Recurring Cast: Season 2–3, Guest: Season 4 2012–2013 Nikita Commander Evan Danforth Recurring Cast: Season 3 2013 Revolution Ken Dawson Recurring Cast: Season 2 2014 Satisfaction Carl Episode: "...Through Revelation" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Judge Oscar Briggs Episode: "Pornstar's Requiem" 2015 NCIS: New Orleans Security Team Leader Ryan Anson Episode: "Careful What You Wish For" Extant JD's Friend Recurring Cast: Season 2 American Horror Story: Hotel Detective Andrew Hahn Recurring Cast 2015–2016 Narcos CIA Officer Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 2016 Lucifer Joe Hanson Episode: "The Would-Be Prince of Darkness" 2017 Criminal Minds Officer Lionel Wilkins Recurring Cast: Season 12 Daytime Divas Ben Branson Episode: "We Are Family" 2017–2018 Teachers Frank Humphrey Recurring Cast: Season 2 Wisdom of the Crowd Detective Tommy Cavanaugh Main Cast Santa Clarita Diet Rick Recurring Cast: Season 1–2 2018–present The Rookie Police Sergeant/Lieutenant Wade Grey Main Cast 2020 Home Town Himself Episode: "Los Angeles to Laurel" 2021 A Black Lady Sketch Show Bubba Episode: "Sister, May I Call You Oshun?" 2022 The Rookie: Feds Police Sergeant II Wade Grey Episode: "Countdown"

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